Re: Will units be able to mount/dismount?
Hmm, that's actually a cool idea Spartan. I think as a trade-off (or simply a touch of realism), dismounted generals should lose the ability to rally routing troops. Or at least, its effective range should be greatly diminished. Being mounted makes leaders more visible (and possibly more audible) to their troops, so being on foot would make it more difficult to communicate with your troops, which is necessary to inspire/encorage/scare them out of retreat.
Also, most general/bodyguard units have 2 hitpoints. I'm not sure if this is meant to reflect their superb fighting skill or account for their heavily armored cavalry, but I'm thinking that dismounting should reduce their hitpoints by 1. I don't know. Not a big deal either way, to me.
Re: Will units be able to mount/dismount?
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Originally Posted by B_Ray
I think as a trade-off (or simply a touch of realism), dismounted generals should lose the ability to rally routing troops.
Not sure about this. IIRC, a lot of generals in the period would dismount to show their troops that they were not going to flee if the going got rough.
Re: Will units be able to mount/dismount?
Hmmmmm... I had no idea they ever did that. That's interesting. OK, I take that suggestion back. That would be pretty inspiring and reassuring to know that your leader had given up his own means of escape, so I guess it would effectively counter any line-of-sight issues. Thanks for the correction. :2thumbsup:
